Airbus Partners With Spirit Aerosystems On CityAirbus NexGen A recently announced partnership between Airbus and Spirit Aerosystems is expected to bring the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL from concept to reality. The aerospace giant picked Spirit Aerosystems for the job of manufacturing the wing of the eVTOL aircraft. Some quick information on the CityAirbus NextGen. CityAirbus NextGen is an all-electric, four-seat vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) multicopter concept featuring a wing. It boasts an 80-km range and a cruise speed of 120 km/h – making it perfectly suited to zero-emission flight operations for a variety of applications in major cities.
The aircraft will be utilized in the UAM (Urban Air Mobility) market. The CityAirbus NextGen is really a fusion between two fielded eVTOL projects - the Vahana and the CityAirbus-. The lessons learned from this double-demonstrator approach have been essential to the creation of this new generation of eVTOL. The key features of this aircraft include A fixed wing, a V-shaped tail, eight electric-powered propellers as part of its uniquely designed distributed propulsion system, No moving surfaces or tilting elements and a spacious cabin with four seats and easy boarding. CityAirbus NextGen entered its detailed design phase in 2021, with the prototype’s first flight planned for 2023. For more information: Airbus S.A.S. Worldwide Headquarters 1, Rond point Maurice Bellonte Blagnac Cedex 31707 www.airbus.com ***
